A bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health-care-related information, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights
Contributors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
Subjects: Medical records; Criminal provisions; Disclosure of information; Access control; Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers; Law and legislation; Right of Privacy
Other titles: Medical Information Privacy and Security Act.; 106th Congress, 1st Session, S. 573 in the Senate of the United States.; To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health-care-related information, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights.
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Introduced Mar. 10, 1999; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

CMS copy in folder: Public Laws: Bill / Senate / 106th Congress / 1st Session / 1999 / File 2.